Jean Baptiste Point du Sable.
The African nation founded by former American slaves was Liberia.
1983First African-American elected mayor of Chicago : Harold Washington
DuSable Museum of African American History
Nearly one-third of the population of Chicago is African American. This amounts to approximately 800 thousand African American residents in the city.
Harold Washington was the first African American mayor of Chicago. He replaced Jane Byrne.
As of 2010, Chicago has had two African American mayors: Harold Washington Eugene Sawyer
Yes it was founded by former American slaves.
Chicago was founded by its first inhabitant (who stayed) Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable.
Chicago Defender is a weekly newspaper based in Chicago, founded in 1905. The newspaper primarily for African-American readers. It published a daily newspaper in 1956-2003, then went back to weekly format.
Liberia
In 1928 African American voters in Chicago helped elect Oscar Depriest. He was the first African American representative to congress from a northern state.
Berry Gordy, Jr.